Panasonic Recording Software Wv Asr500 Operating Instructions

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Software overview
License
Recording Software
 Channel License: WV-ASRE501, WV-ASRE501W, WV-ASRE516, WV-ASRE516W, WV-ASRE532, 
WV-ASRE532W, WV-ASRE564, WV-ASRE564W
  Upgrade License: WV-ASRE571, WV-ASRE571W, WV-ASRE572, WV-ASRE572W, WV-ASRE599, 
WV-ASRE599W
Update Software
  Software Update License: WV-ASRM501, WV-ASRM501W, WV-ASRM516, WV-ASRM516W, 
WV-ASRM532, WV-ASRM532W, WV-ASRM564, WV-ASRM564W, WV-ASRM571, WV-ASRM571\
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  Software Update License of Expired license: WV-ASRX501, WV-ASRX501W, WV-ASRX516, 
WV-ASRX516W, WV-ASRX532, WV-ASRX532W, WV-ASRX564, WV-ASRX564W, WV-ASRX57\
1, 
WV-ASRX571W
  Channel License: A license required to add channels (cameras).
  Upgrade License: A license required when changing MAC address.
  Software Update License: A license to enable software update.
  Software Update License of Expired license: A license to enable software\
 update when the Update License 
is expired.
Logging in
All Servers are shipped with two operating system accounts:
1. Username: admin
  Password: admin256
  Privileges: computer administrator
2.  Username: user
  Password: user5710
  Privileges: restricted user
Note: Panasonic recommends that the default passwords be changed by the operat\
or and written and secured to 
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prevent unauthorized access or modifications to the system. As part of\
 the initial configuration, Panasonic 
recommends that the operator configure a new user on the Server with r\
estricted privileges and change the 
Client settings in the user operating system account to connect to the local S\
erver via this user. See the 
"Users" section of this manual for instructions on creating a new this system u\
ser.
When Servers start, they immediately start the system service, boot into\
 the user account, and start the  Client 
software. Server log-in is not required to start video recording or comm\
unication with client PCs. All third-party 
servers start this system service on startup, but user accounts and auto\
matic login must be manually config -
ured.
The user account functionality is limited to using the Client software for maximum reliability. All server mainte-
nance tasks (such as shutting down this system service) that are not p\
erformed within the  Client require logging 
into the operating system's administrator account.
Each operating system user account maintains separate settings for its  Client. These settings include user-
names, passwords, and network addresses required for Client to access Servers. By default, both the user and 
admin operating system accounts have settings that provide administrator\
 access to the instance of the Server 
running on the local computer, which is always via the localhost (127.0\
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Panasonic recommends that all servers be configured with one system admi\
nistrator account with Remote 
Desktop remote access for system support.
The Server can be accessed from multiple Client, which can be running from the same computer as the Server 
or from remotely networked computers. The Server has been preconfigured \
with one user.
About the Client
Click the logo in the upper-right corner of the page to open the "About \
ASR500 Series Client" window.
1.  The window lists the current version and built date.
Main pages
This system has a main operating page, as represented by the following i\
con: 
    Config (Setup) Page allows Administrators and Power Users the ability \
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Config (Setup) page overview
Config (Setup) Page allows you to configure systems, cameras, and othe\
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ration pages for each connected system. Each of 
the pages is described in detail in the following 
sections. Systems
 
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  This default Config page displays systems that 
have been added.
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Add Systems
The "Add Systems" page allows you to add systems so that you can connect\
 to them with this System.
To add a system, click the [New] button. 
 
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(Alternatively, you can find a system, as discussed 
below.)
The new system is added to the "System List". 
 
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The "System Information" fields are enabled.
Enter the system's hostname or IP address. 
 
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Contact the system administrator for details.
By default, the port number is 22609; change this 
 
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only if necessary for your network configuration.
Select one of the following login methods:
 
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"Use Single Sign-On" 
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ASR500.
To require a username and password entry 
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every time the Client is started, select "Always 
prompt for credentials".
To automatically log in to the system every 
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time the Client is started, select "Use creden-
tials entered below". Then enter a valid 
Username and Password.
Select a "Connection Speed". It determines the 
 
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default video multistreaming speed.
When finished, click the [Apply] button. If the 
 
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entered information is valid, the system is auto-
matically connected.
To disconnect or reconnect a system, select its 
 
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box in the "System List". To find a system and its address on your network, 
 
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enter the IP address range in the "Find Systems" 
area. The first three boxes must be the first three 
elements of the IP address; the fourth and fifth 
boxes are used to create a range of numbers for 
the final element of the IP address. Click the [Find] 
button to list all systems whose IP addresses are 
in the IP address range. When the search is com-
plete (or when you click the [Stop] button, which 
replaces the [Find] button), select any of the sys-
tems to add the system to the "System List" and 
populate the "Hostname/IP Address" field. You 
must still enter a valid username or password to 
be able to connect to the system. Click the [Apply] 
button when finished.
Enter a network location or web site where a 
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server configuration file is located and click the 
[Import] button to load the list to the client compu-
ter. (This will not delete any systems already 
added.)
  Select "Import on Startup" to automatically load 
the list whenever the Client is started.
Click the [Export] button to save the server config-
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uration file for import on another system.
Connected systems in the "System List" also appear 
in the "Configuration" tree. Disconnected systems do 
not appear in the tree.
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System
The "System" page allows you to set basic system parameters for the clie\
nt application. The page is separated 
into the following tabs:
The [System] tab allows you to create a name for the system, export and import setti\
ngs from other systems, 
import and export graphics, and manage the licensing of your system.The "MAC Address" of the system's primary net-
 
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work adaptor is used to generate a license key. To 
obtain a license key online, provide the system 
MAC address to your dealer. Unlicensed Servers 
can connect to only one IP device at a time.
After the dealer obtains a license key, enter the 
 
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key in this box.
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that you click the [Export] button to export system 
settings to a USB or network drive and store it off-
site for recovery from a disaster or malfunction.
If you ever need to restore the settings or simply 
 
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import them from another system, click the 
[Import] button and apply the saved settings.
System information provides basic information 
 
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Select the time zone and daylight saving time 
 
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(DST) information for the server's location.
On systems with Internet access, select "Enable 
 
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Time Server" and enter a valid Internet time 
server. On systems without Internet access, select 
"Enable Time Server" and enter an internal time 
server (see your network administrator for more 
information).
The [Date/Time] tab displays the Server's time information.
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If the IP cameras on the network need to synchro-
 
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nize with a time server other than the Server, 
select "Enable Override" and enter the server 
address.
Click the [Apply] button to save the 
 
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Note: Though an alert message saying that the time 
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zone is not recognized may be displayed on 
the date and time setting screen of the PC, 
this does not affect the performance of this 
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Select a network connection from the "Network 
 
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Interface" drop-down list to display its informa-
tion. Systems with multiple NICs have more than 
one entry in the list.
Enter the 
 
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network connection. "Gateway" and "Primary 
DNS" information is required to connect with a 
network time server. Click the [Apply] button.
Select the correct bandwidth setting to limit net-
 
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work traffic from the server to client computers 
and iSCSI drives, and click the [Apply] button. 
Note: This setting applies to outbound 
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NICs in the system.
Select the 
 
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onds. Click the [Apply] button.
The [Network] tab displays your system's IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, and Primary DN\
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Add IP Cameras
The "Add IP Cameras" page allows you to add IP cameras and devices to the system\
 and configure their set -
tings. The following features are available on the IP Cameras page:
The "Find IP Cameras" section scans for sup-
 
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ported IP cameras available on the same network 
that the system is connected to. If you don't see 
an IP camera that you expect to see on the net-
work, verify that the camera has been configured 
and that the camera can be pinged from a com-
mand prompt. If you make any changes to an IP 
camera, click the [Rescan Network] button and 
check whether it is listed.
Note: If you need to confirm which camera you are 
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installing, right-click the camera in the "IP 
Camera List" or "Find IP Cameras" list to 
access the camera's website and view a video 
image.
Select a camera in the "Find IP Cameras" list to 
 
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add it to the "IP Camera List".
Alternatively, you can manually add a camera by 
 
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clicking the [New] button and selecting the device 
type as follows:If the appropriate manufacturer-specific driver 
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is shown in the list, select it.
If that is not available and the device is ONVIF-
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compliant, select the ONVIF driver. (The level 
of integration can vary by manufacturer or 
model.)
RTSP-compliant cameras can stream video 
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but not motion detection or camera configura-
tion data.Enter a username, password, and IP address as 
 
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configured on the camera.
Click the [Apply] button to save the camera con-
 
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figuration.
To enable a camera, select its checkbox in the "IP 
 
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Camera List". The number of cameras you can 
enable is subject to licensing limits.
The camera should now also be listed in the 
"Configuration" tree.
Note: When camera is registered, deleted, or settings 
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are changed, the setting of ASM200/ASM970 is 
required.
Refer to the Operating Instructions of ASM200/
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ASM970 for further information.
IMPORTANT: In the process of camera registration, this soft-
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ware configures the NTP setting of the camera to 
be registered. Once the NTP setting is configured 
by this software, do not manually change the NTP 
setting of the camera.
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IP Camera Recording
The "Camera Recording" page allows you to enable IP cameras to record vi\
deo and configure recording set-
tings. The following features are available on the IP Cameras page:The "Filters" list allows you to select which cam-
 
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eras are displayed in the "Cameras" list, based on 
categories such as camera type, recording status, 
resolution, and more.
The "Cameras" list displays all cameras on the 
 
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selected server that match the criteria selected in 
the "Filters" list. Cameras can be sorted by click-
ing the title of any column. Several of the columns 
can also be hidden or displayed by right-clicking 
any column title, although the checkboxes, cam-
era names, and recording settings (frame rate, 
resolution, format, and quality) cannot be hidden.
To search for a camera in the list, enter text in the 
 
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"Search" field. If any of the information about a 
camera entry matches the search text in any dis-
played column, the camera entry is shown; all 
other camera entries are hidden. To display the 
rest of the cameras that match the Filter criteria, 
delete the text in the "Search" field.
The "Enable" column contains check boxes that 
 
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allow you to enable or disable recording from that 
camera. By default, the check box is selected if a 
signal is detected; however, you can manually dis-
able recording on a camera that is connected and 
sending a signal to the system.
Recording settings can be changed individually 
 
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for a camera by selecting any of the drop-down 
lists in the "Frame Rate", "Resolution", "Format", 
and "Quality" columns. The options available in 
each drop-down list can vary by manufacturer 
and model. If a drop-down list is not displayed for 
a camera in any of the fields, the camera does not 
support any other settings for that parameter.
Alternatively, to apply a quality setting to multiple 
 
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cameras simultaneously, select the checkbox in 
the first column for each applicable camera (or 
select the "Select All Cameras" checkbox), select 
"Quality" checkbox, choose a video quality from 
the drop-down list, and click the [Apply to 
Cameras Grid] button. The quality should now be 
modified for all selected cameras, as shown in the 
"Quality" column in the "Cameras" list.
Click the [Apply] button to activate any changes.
 
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IMPORTANT: It may take time to find images recorded with 
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"JPEG/1 fps" when using client software 
(ASM200/ASM970) to search. To search 
smoothly, set the frame rate to 2 fps or more and 
select the recording format other than JPEG, for 
example H.264.
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